Getting There in South Pacific | Frommer's Getting There advertisement The only practical way to, from, and among the islands is by air. Even though you can board a jetliner in Los Angeles or Sydney in the evening and be strolling under the palm trees of Tahiti by the crack of dawn, the distances are quite vast. So be prepared for long flights: 10 1/2 hours or more from Los Angeles to Fiji, 7 1/2 hours to Tahiti from Los Angeles or Sydney. It takes even longer from the U.K. and Europe. Because populations are small, flights are not nearly as frequent to and among the islands as we Westerners are used to at home. There may be only one flight weekly between some countries, and flights scheduled today may be eliminated tomorrow. The local airlines have relatively few planes, so mechanical problems can cause delays. Only a handful of the outer-island airstrips are lighted, so there are few connecting flights after dark. Consult a travel agent or contact the airlines to find out what's happening at present. Reserve Early & Reconfirm -- Planes do not always fly between all the island countries every day in this sparsely populated, far-flung region.

When planning your trip, therefore, first find out the airlines' schedules, which will determine the dates you can travel. By all means book your domestic inter-island flights well in advance. You may not get on a plane at all if you wait until you arrive in the islands to take care of this important chore. Although it's unnecessary for international flights, and for domestic flights within French Polynesia, always reconfirm your return flight as soon as you arrive on an outer island within Fiji, the Cook Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. Avoid booking a return flight from an outer island on the same day your international flight is due to leave for home; give yourself plenty of leeway in case the weather or mechanical or scheduling problems prevent the plane from getting to and from the outer island on time. The Airports Each island country has just one main international airport: Nadi (NAN) in Fiji; Papeete (PPT) on Tahiti in French Polynesia; Rarotonga (RAR) in the Cook Islands; Apia (APW) in Samoa; Pago Pago (PPG) in American Samoa; and Tongatapu (TBU), the main island in Tonga.

Only Nadi (pronounced Nahn-dee) has enough international traffic to be considered a regional hub. The Airlines Here, in alphabetical order, are the airlines with service to the islands (their phone numbers are in the U.S. unless otherwise noted): Air New Zealand (tel. 800/262-1234 or 310/615-1111; flies between Auckland and all the island countries. It serves many other New Zealand cities and several in Australia, so Kiwis and Aussies can reach the islands either nonstop or by changing planes in Auckland. It's the only airline flying nonstop from Los Angeles to the Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga (the planes stop there on their way between Los Angeles and Auckland). It has service from Los Angeles to Fiji and Tahiti, although the planes are flown by Air Pacific and Air Tahiti Nui , on a code-share basis. It links the U.K. and Europe to Los Angeles, where passengers connect to the islands. It also flies from Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei, and Beijing to Auckland, with connections from there to the islands.

It is a member of the Star Alliance, which includes United Airlines and several other carriers. Air France (tel. 800/321-4538; flies to Tahiti from Paris, and from London to Los Angeles, where you can connect to Tahiti. Air Pacific (tel. 800/227-4446; Fiji's international airline, has extensive service to Nadi from Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne in Australia, and Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch in New Zealand. It flies its own planes 6 days a week between Nadi and Los Angeles, a service it code-shares with Air New Zealand and Qantas , and once weekly between Vancouver, B.C., and Nadi via Honolulu. One of its Nadi-Honolulu flights stops in Christmas Island in the central Pacific. It code-shares with American Airlines, which provides feeder service from many U.S. and Canadian cities to Los Angeles. Within the region, it links Nadi to Samoa and Tonga, and it goes west to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. It also provides nonstop service between Fiji and Japan. Air Tahiti Nui (tel.

877/824-4846; French Polynesia's national airline, has more flights -- all on relatively new Airbus planes -- between Tahiti and Los Angeles than any other airline. Some of those depart early afternoon California time and arrive in Papeete before dark, so you can connect to Moorea that evening. Most return flights are overnight, but you arrive in Los Angeles early enough in the morning to make convenient connections. It also flies between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Papeete. On the other end, the New York-Tahiti plane keeps going to Sydney in Australia. Air Tahiti Nui also links Paris, Tokyo, and Auckland to Papeete, and it has service between Paris and Tahiti via Los Angeles. Airlines Tonga (tel. 26-125 in Tonga; tetatour@kalianet.to), the only domestic carrier in Tonga, has been flying twice a week between Nadi and Vava'u, which would be handy for whale-watchers and sailors headed to Vava'u. This service can be difficult to book, however, so let your whale-watching or yacht charter firms make your flight arrangements.

Hawaiian Airlines (tel. 800/367-5320 in the continental U.S., Alaska, and Canada, or 808/838-1555 in Honolulu; flies from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle to Tahiti and to American Samoa. You must change planes in Honolulu, which can result in delays and even an unexpected Hawaiian layover. Samoans heavily book the Pago Pago flights from June through August and during holiday periods, so make your reservations as soon as possible. Korean Air (tel. 800/438-5000; has service between Seoul and Fiji. Although it's a longer distance, a connection through Seoul can be quicker from the U.K. and Europe than flying through Los Angeles. LAN Chile (tel. 800/735-5526; flies at least weekly between Santiago, Chile, and Tahiti by way of Easter Island. Pacific Blue (tel.

13-16-45 in Australia; 0800/67-0000 in New Zealand; the international subsidiary of the Australian cut-rate airline Virgin Blue (itself an offshoot of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic), has low-fare service from Australia and New Zealand to Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Tonga. It also flies to Samoa as Polynesian Blue . Polynesian Airlines (tel. 21-261 in Samoa; the national carrier of Samoa, connects its home base at Apia to American Samoa. Polynesian Blue (tel. 13-16-45 in Australia; 0800/67-0000 in New Zealand; a successful joint venture between Polynesian Airlines and Pacific Blue, has low-fare service to Samoa from Sydney and Auckland. Qantas Airways (tel. 800/227-4500; the Australian carrier, has flights from several Australian cities and Fiji, and between Los Angeles and Fiji (its Fiji-bound passengers fly on Air Pacific planes). Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice.

Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip. advertisement Our History | Fiji Airways Procurement Our History - Six Decades of Flying to Fiji On 1st September 1951, a 7-seater De Havilland Dragon Rapide took off from the Fiji’s Nausori Airport to Drasa Airport near Lautoka, on the west coast of the main island. This first commercial flight saw the birth of what today is a truly international, Fijian airline. Together with its domestic/regional subsidiary of Pacific Sun, Fiji Airways flies over 400 flights a week to almost 15 cities in 10 countries around the world. Taking on various challenges that no airline in the global airline industry is immune from, Fiji Airways has passed various tests with flying colours, more than ably fulfilling its dual roles of flying Fiji and contributing significantly to its economy. Harold George Gatty Harold George Gatty was born to British parents in Campelltown in Tasmania on 5 January 1903 and came to settle in Fiji after World War II.

He was no stranger to the island nation, as he was based in Auckland before the war as Australasia’s representative of Pan American World Airways. He joined the US Army Air Force during the war, serving first in Java before relocating to Brisbane at General Douglas McArthur’s headquarters and New Guinea after that. He returned to his Pan American job in Auckland at the end of the war and moved to settle in Fiji a few years later. Here he bought an island in Fiji’s eastern island group called Katafaga and turned it into a coconut estate. Before his Pan American job, Gatty had made his name in air navigation in the United States. Using his good sea navigation skills acquired as a cadet midshipman trainee at the Australian Naval College, Gatty invented a navigation system for pilots. In conjunction with the so called ‘Weems Curves’,Gatty devised his revolutionary ground speed and drift indicator. This allowed for navigation by dead reckoning and did away with the need to take shots from the sun or stars, and it was the forerunner of the automatic pilot, now standard equipment on virtually all commercial and military aircraft.

Gatty got to use his own invention that shot him to international fame when Canadian pilot Lieutenant Harold Bromley invited him to be his navigator in his attempt to fly across the Pacific from Honshu, Japan, to Tacoma in Washington State, USA in September 1930. Fuel tank problem forced the plane back to Honshu after 1,900km of flying, and it is said that despite heavy fogs, Gatty navigated the plane by dead reckoning back to their starting point. Again he followed this up in 1931 when Wiley Post, a native American oil rigger and stuntman flew around the world in eight days. Gatty was his navigator and that feat earned the two aviators a ticker-tape welcome in New York City. As a British citizen, the US Congress awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross. It was said that despite the accolades, Gatty declined the offer to become an American citizen. His appointment not long thereafter as Pan American World Airways representative based in Auckland brought him to the Pacific, and to Fiji. Gatty submitted a proposal to Fiji’s then Colonial Government to operate the country’s domestic airline and registered it as Katafaga Estates.

The first commercial flight was one September 1st, 1951. While Gatty died on August 30th1958, his bold and visionary initiative had taken off to greater heights, and today has etched its place in Fiji’s aviation history. The Past During the eventful 60-years, Air Pacific was also about an attempt at regionalism that almost succeeded. By the early 1970s, up to seven island governments of the Pacific, some of them still under British colonial rule then, held shares in Air Pacific. This was in addition to shares held by QANTAS, New Zealand’s TEAL and the British Overseas Airways Corporation, forerunners of Air New Zealand and British Airways respectively. But the regional airline idea fizzled as other Government’s bailed out, leaving Fiji as the majority shareholders in the airline. For a small airline, Fiji Airways has always been punching way above its weight. Early in the 1980s, it pioneered the code-share concept with Qantas. Today, code-sharing is an accepted airline practice the world over.

25 January 1995 was another watershed date for Fiji’s airline when it launched what was believed to be a trail blazing concept of joint leasing of aircraft with the then Royal Tongan Airline. The concept came complete with the livery of the two airlines painted on each half of the Boeing 737-300 fuselage. Giving thanks where it’s due There’s general consensus that a long list of men and women helped Fiji’s international airline get to where it is today. From the pioneers and visionaries brave enough to operate an airline out of the middle of the Pacific during its early years to the hundreds of dedicated and committed Fijians working hard to make it the world’s friendliest airline; words cannot do justice to describe the gratitude of the company. Several years ago, long serving former chairman of the airline, retired business executive Gerald Barrack paid tribute to Gatty’s vision and the pioneering spirit of men and women like him “from the days when pilots flew Dragon Rapides and Drovers by the seat of their pants.” Days like the one where passengers boarded the Rapides plane and realized that there was no pilot, so a man wearing a bright bula (floral) shirt volunteered to fly the machine.

Little did they realize that the man with the bright shirt was actually Fred Ladd, Gatty’s first Chief Pilot, playing his usual practical jokes! Invited for his observations as "Air Pacific" celebrated its 60th anniversary, past CEO John Campbell said the men and women who built the airline are a source of great pride. “It is not easy to operate a reliable airline with a wide spread network from a small country in the middle of the Pacific. There are logistical, training, spare parts inventory and skill retention and development issues that an airline based in a major market does not face. That the airline has been able to overcome these barriers is a credit to its people and a testament to their commitment and frequent personal sacrifice. “Fiji citizens can take pride in the overall success of their airline, which truly is the critical link between Fiji and the world and has been and hopefully will continue to be fully committed to serving Fiji's aviation needs.

I believe this is what was hoped for by Harold Gatty when establishing the airline.” As it celebrates its 60th birthday, the Managing Director & CEO at the time, Dave Pflieger, joined his predecessor in praising Harold Gatty’s vision and the people of Fiji for making Air Pacific a world-class international airline. “Air Pacific’s greatest asset is its people – from our maintenance and ground crews, to the pilots and flight attendants, to our schedulers and administrative staff,” Mr. Pflieger told Fiji Islands magazine. "The many changes and the improvements they are making now will serve Fiji and Fijians well for another 60 years. They are rising to the challenge of new competition and an ever changing world, and creating a strong legacy. It is an honour to work with everyone here." The Present For an airline that was started by an acclaimed air navigator, inventor, airline manager, plantation baron and legislator, Fiji Airways has grown into Fiji’s proud flag carrier. From flying De Havilland Dragon Rapide in those days to the new Airbus 330-200 jets of today, the airline has truly come of age.

It boasts a strong position within the region, and is often ranked among the region’s top carriers. In May 2012, the airline announced that it would reintroduce the name Fiji Airways to reinforce its role as the proud national airline of Fiji. Offering its customers brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft and warm friendly Fijian service, Fiji Airways connects the islands of Fiji to the world and proudly welcomes visitors to its home. As our airline proudly returned to its roots as Fiji Airways, we embarked on a new and exciting chapter of our story. Related Information Airlines Of The South Pacific - South Pacific Island Travel South Pacific Island Travel Airlines Of The South Pacific Image courtesy of Paul Spijkers, wikimedia commons FIND AIRPORT HOTELS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Shown below are several airlines which are either based in or travel around the South Pacific. Air Austral is a French airline formed in 1975, which is based on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. The airline flies to nineteen destinations, including Sydney in Australia and New Caledonia. Flights to these destinations can be taken from the company’s main airport hub at - Saint Denis Roland Garros Airport, Sainte Marie, Reunion.

TO La Tontouta International Airport, Paita, Noumea, New Caledonia. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Air Calin is an international airline based in New Caledonia. The airline was formed in 1983 and flies to eleven destinations, including seven Pacific locations, from it’s main airport hub at - La Tontouta International Airport, Paita, Noumea, New Caledonia. TO Auckland International Airport, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand. Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hihifo Airport, Wallis Island, Wallis & Futuna Islands, French Polynesia. Air Caledonie is the domestic airline for New Caledonia.

The ailine was formed in 1954 when it was originally known as Transpac, before changing it’s name to it’s present one in 1968. The airline flies to eleven domestic destinations within New Caledonia from it’s main airport hub at - Magenta Airport, Noumea, New Caledonia. TO Hihifo Airport, Wallis Island, Wallis & Futuna Islands, French Polynesia. Pointe Vele Airport, Futuna Island, Wallis & Futuna Islands, French Polynesia. Moue Airport, Ile des Pins, New Caledonia. The four destinations of Belep, Kone, Koumac, & Touho within New Caledonia. The four destinations of Lifou, Mare, Ouvea & Tiga within the Loyalty Islands. Air Chathams is a New Zealand airline which was formed in 1986. The airline flies to four destinations within New Zealand from it’s hub airport at – Tuuta Airport, Waitangi, Rekohu Island, Chatham Islands. TO Auckland International Airport, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.

Napier International Airport, Napier, South Island, New Zealand. Wellington International Airport, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. / airkiribati.net Air Kiribati is the flag carrier airline of the Kiribati government. The airline was formed in 1995 and flies to sixteen domestic destinations within the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands and the Phoenix Islands. The airline also flies to three international destinations from it's main airport hub at - Bonriki International Airport, South Tarwara, Kiribati, Gilbert Islands. TO Amata Kabua International Airport, Maguro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nauru International Airport, Yaren, Nauru. The islands of Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Beru, Butaritari, Kuri, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea North, Tabiteuea South & Tamana, within Kiribati. Air France is the flag carrier airline of France and is one of the world’s major airlines flying to hundreds of destinations.

The airline, which was formed in 1933, flies to just one of the French overseas territories in the Pacific from it’s main airport hub at - Charles De Gaulle International Airport, Roissy, Paris, France. TO Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Via Los Angeles, California. Air Marshall Islands is the flag carrier airline of the Marshall Islands. The airline was formed in 1980 and flies to twenty eight domestic destinations within the Marshall Islands, from it’s main airport hub at - Amata Kabua International Airport, Maguro Atoll, Marshall Islands. TO The atolls and islands of Ailuk, Airak, Aur, Bikini, Ebon, Enewetak, Jabat, Jaluit, Jeh, Kaben, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Likiep, Majkin, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namdrik, Rongelep, Tinak, Ujae, Utirik, Woja, Wotho & Wotje.

AIR NEW ZEALAND Air New Zealand is New Zealand’s flag carrier airline and has been in service since 1939 when it was then known as TEAL, Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. The airline flies to twenty eight international destinations and twenty eight domestic routes. The airline’s business headquarters are based in the city of Auckland on New Zealand’s North Island, where it’s main hub airport, Auckland International, is also located. Air New Zealand flies to eight Pacific Island destinations from - Auckland International Airport, Mangere, New Zealand. TO Faleolo International Airport, (Apia) Upolo Island, Western Samoa. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Niue International Airport, Alofi, Niue. Norfolk Island International Airport,, Norfolk Island. La Tontoula International Airport, Paita, Noumea, New Caledonia. Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Raratonga International Airport, Avarua, Cook Islands. Fua’amotu International Airport, (Nukualofa) Tongapatu, Tonga. AIR NIUGINI Air Niugini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and was formed in 1973.

The airline flies to thirty one destinations, including twenty one domestic destinations within Papua New Guinea, from it’s main airport hub at - Jackson’s International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. TO Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Cairns International Airport, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Narita International Airport, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan. Hong Kong International Airport, Chep Lap Kok, Hong Kong. Changi Airport, Est Region, Singapore. Niinoy Aquina International Airport, Paranque & Pasay, Manila, Philippines. Mactan Cebu International Airport, Barangay Ibo, Lapu – Lapu, Philippines. AIR PACIFIC / FIJI AIRWAYS In 2013 Air Pacific rebranded and become known as Fiji Airways. Air Pacific is the flag carrier airline of Fiji and has been in service since 1951.

The airline was founded by Australian aviator, Harold Gatty, and begun life as Katafanga Estates, a domestic airline which flew around the Fijian islands from it's base at Nausori Airport. Today the company fly to twenty two destinations, eight Pacific routes and nine domestic routes within Fiji, from it’s main airport hub at - Nadi International Airport, Vitu Levi, Fiji . TO Auckland International Airport, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand. Bonriki International Airport, South Tarwara, Kiribati, Gilbert Islands. Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Cassidy International Airport, Banaba, Kirimati, Gilbert Islands. Christchurch International Airport, Harewood, Christchurch, New Zealand Faleolo International Airport, Apia, Upolu Island, Western Samoa. Fua’amotu International Airport, (Nukualofa) Tongapatu, Tonga. Funafuti International Airport, Vaiaku, Tuvalu. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands.

Honalulu International Airport, Honalulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The islands of Cicia, Kadavu, Labasa, Lakeba, Rotuma, Taveuni & Vanuabalavu, within Fiji. Or from Nausori International Airport, Suva, Fiji To Auckland International Airport, Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand. Air Rarotonga is the national airline of the Cook Islands. The airline was formed in 1978 and operates an extensive inter island schedule within the Cook Islands from it’s main airport hub at – Raratonga International Airport, Avarua, Cook Islands. TO Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. The islands of Aitutaki, Aitu, Manaia, Manihiki, Mitiaro, Penrhyn, Puka Puka & Raratonga in the Cook Islands. AIR TAHITI Air Tahiti, which was formed in 1953, is a Tahitian domestic airline which flies to forty seven destinations within French Polynesia from it’s main airport hub at - Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti.

TO The Austral Archipelago - The islands of Raivavae, Rimatara, Rurutu & Tubuai. The Cook Islands - Rorotonga. The Gambier Islands - The islands of Mangareva & Tureia. The Marquesa Islands - The islands of Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka & Ua Pou. The Society Islands - The islands of Huahine, Maupiti, Moorea & Raiatea. The Tuamotu Archipelago - The islands of Ahe, Anaa, Arutua, Fakaraua, Hao, Makemo, Manihi, Mataiva, Raniroa, Takapoto, Takaroa, & Tikehau. Chathams Pacific is a subsidiary of the New Zealand airline, Air Chathams, which was formed in 1986. The airline flies to seven domestic destinations within Tonga from it's main airport hub at - Fua’amotu International Airport, (Nukualofa) Tongapatu, Tonga.

TO The islands of Eua, Niuatoputapu, Nuafo'ou, the Haapai Islands & the Vavau Islands. Continental United Airways is a vast American airline formed through the merger of the former Continental Airways and United Airlines in 2012. The airline flies to hundreds of worldwide and U.S destinations, including nine destinations within the south Pacific from its hub airport at - Honalulu International Airport, Honalulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. TO Amata Kabua International Airport, Maguro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Barrigada & Tamunging, Guam. Cairns International Airport, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Chuuk International Airport, Weno Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Fransisco C.Alda International Airport, Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands. Kosrae Airport, Okat, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei International Airport, Pohnpei Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Roman Tmetuchi International Airport, Airai (Koror), Babelthuap Island, Palau.

Yap International Airport, Chuuk State, Weno Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Or from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Barrigada & Tamunging, Guam To Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Established in 2009, Coral Sun is a domestic airline of the Gilbert Islands. The airline flies to seventeen domestic destinations within the island group from it’s main hub airport at - Bonriki International Airport, South Tarwara, Kiribati, Gilbert Islands. TO The the islands of Abaing, Abermama, Aranuka, Arorae, Beru, Butaritari, Kuria, Makin, Marakei, Onotoa, Nonouti, Nikunau. Tabitevea & Tamana. Hawaiin Airlines was founded in 1929 and is the main airline of the U.S state of Hawaii. The airline operates six inter - Hawaii Island routes to Hawaii, Oahu, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Mau'i, and Moloka'i, as well as flying to ten destinations within the U.S.A, four destinations in Japan and one route each to the Philippines and South Korea.

The airline also provides four south Pacific routes from it’s main airport hub at - Honalulu International Airport, Honalulu, Hawaii, U.S.A TO Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Kingsford SmithInternational Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Tafuna International Airport, Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Jetstar is a low cost, Australian airline, which is a subsidiary of the country’s flag carrier airline Quantas. The airline was formed in 2003 and flies to twenty seven destinations, nineteen in Australia, five in New Zealand and three in the Pacific. The Pacific Island flights are from the airline’s main airport hub at - Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia TO Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Ngurah Rai International Airport, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia. Honalulu International Airport, Honalulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. LanChile is a brand of the LATAM Airlines Group and the flag carrier airline of Chile.

The airline has been in operation since 1929, under various names, and flies to seventeen domestic destinations and over thirty international destinations. The airline has two flights to the south Pacific from it’s main airport hub at - Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago, Chile TO Mataveri International Airport, Hanga Roa, Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Northern Air is a domestic Fijian airline which flies to seven domestic destinations within Fiji, from it’s main airport hub at - Nausori International Airport, Suva, Fiji. TO The islands of Gau, Kadavu, Koro, Labasa, Levuka, Moala & Savusavu. PACIFIC SUN Pacific Sun is a subsidiary airline of Air Pacific, soon to become Fiji Airways, which flies to forty six destinations, seven domestic routes within Fiji, twenty eight U.S destinations and thirteen Pacific routes, from it’s main airport hub at - Nausori International Airport, Suva, Fiji. TO Auckland International Airport, Auckland New Zealand. Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Bonriki International Airport, South Tarwara, Kiribati, Gilbert Islands. Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Cassidy International Airport, Banaba, Kirimati, Gilbert Islands. Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. Faleolo International Airport, Apia, Upolu Island, Western Samoa. Fua’amotu International Airport, (Nukualofa) Tongapatu, Tonga. Funafuti International Airport, Vaiaku, Tuvalu. Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Honalulu International Airport, Honalulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Hong Kong International Airport, Chep Lap Kok, Hong Kong. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The islands of Cicia, Kadavu, Labasa, Rotuma, Savusavu, Tavevuni & Vanuabalavu within Fiji. POLYNESIAN AIRLINES Polynesian Airlines is the national flag carrier of Samoa and has been since it’s inauguration in 1962.

The airline once flew all over the Pacific until the introduction of flights by Virgin Samoa and Virgin Australia airlines to the region, which between them were able to offer the same routes for less cost. Today the airline flies to just one destination from it’s main airport hub at - Fagali’i Airport, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa. TO Tafuna Airport, Pago Pago Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Our Airline is the national flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru. The airline was formed in 1970 as Air Nauru. The airline operates four Pacific destinations from it’s main hub airport at - Nauru International Airport, Yaren, Nauru TO Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Amata Kabua International Airport, Maguro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Bonriki International Airport, South Tarwara, Kiribati, Gilbert Islands. Quantas is Australia’s flag carrier airline and has been in service since 1920, making it the oldest, continuously in use airline in the world.

The airline was founded in Winton, Queensland in November 1920 where it was then know as the Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Services, hence QUANTAS. The airline’s head office is located in Mascot, Botany Bay, Sydney, where it’s main hub airport, Kingsford Smith Internationational, is also located. Quantas flies to twenty one international destinations, bringing almost 20% of the world’s passengers into Australia, twenty domestic routes within Australia ,which include the offshore islands of Hayman, Hamilton, Horn, Lord Howe and Kangaroo Islands. The airline also flies to five destinations in New Zealand and seven Pacific Island destinations, from their main airport hub at - Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. TO Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. Canton Island Airport, Canton Island, The Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. Fa’aa International Airport, Papeete, Tahiti. Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands. La Tontoula International Airport, Paitas, Noumea, New Caledonia. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji.

Norfolk Island International Airport, Norfolk Island. Skytrans is a regional Australian airline which was formed in 1990. The airline flies to twenty three destinations around Queensland as well as four other Australian capitals, from it’s main airport hub at - Cairns Airport, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. TO Brisbane International Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Darwin International Airport, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Perth Airport , Central Business District, Perth, Western Australia. Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Twenty three destinations within Queensland. SOLOMON AIRLINES Solomon Airlines is the national airline of the Solomon Islands. The airline was formed in 1962 and flies to twenty four destinations from it’s main airport hub at - Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands. TO Brisbane Internationl Airport, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Twenty three domestic destinations within the Solomon Islands. VIRGIN AUSTRALIA / VIRGIN SAMOA / Virgin Australia and Virgin Samoa are part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group of airlines and were formed in the year 2000 under the brand name Virgin Blue.

Today the two airlines are the largest, low cost carriers in Oceania, flying to over fifty destinations between them.Below is a list of their most popular routes. From Adelaide International Airport, Adelaide, South Australia TO Ngurah Rai International Airport, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia. From Auckland International Airport, Auckland, New Zealand TO Faleolo International Airport, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa . Fua’amotu International Airport, (Nukualofa) Tongapatu, Tonga. Raratonga International Airport, Avarua, Cook Islands. From Brisbane Airport, Brisbane, Queensland TO Faleolo International Airport, Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa . Jackson’s International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Henderson International Airport, Honiara, Solomon Islands. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji. Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila, Vanuatu. From Christmas Island Airport, Christmas Island TO Cocos Keeling Island Airport, West Island, Cocos Keeling Islands. From Melbourne International Airport, Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria TO Ngurah Rai International Airport, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia. Nadi International Airport, Viti Levu, Fiji.

From Perth Airport, Perth, Western Australia TO Christmas Island Airport, Christmas Island. Ngurah Rai International Airport, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia. Phuket International Airport, Amphoe Thalang, Thailand. From Kingsford Smith International Airport, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales TO FIJI AIRWAYS / Air Pacific - YouTube FIJI AIRWAYS / Air Pacific Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 20, 2013 FIJI AIRWAYS / AIR PACIFIC Air Pacific | Viva! Holidays | Viva Holidays live a life of travel Your Fiji holiday starts the moment you board! Air Paciﬁc (FJ), Fiji’s national airline, operates their ﬂeet of 747s and 737s from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Nadi offering the typically warm and gracious service that Fijians are famous for. Nadi (NAN), the airline's hub is the main gateway to the tropical island nation.

For more information about Fiji holidays, read our Fiji and islands guide. Travel Classes Pacific Voyager Class: Enjoy Air Pacific's economy class friendly service designed for you to relax throughout your flight fo Fiji. Experience Fijian hospitality with an extensive range of inflight entertainment. Tabua Class: Air Pacific's business class offers exclusivity and a pampered way to travel on your Fiji holidays. Enjoy dedicated check-in, more baggage allowance and lounge access. In-flight Meals & Entertainment As a full service international airline, all ﬂights from Australia and Fiji include complimentary snacks and beverages. There is also a wide choice of complimentary in-ﬂight entertainment options. Codeshare and Partner Airlines Air Paciﬁc code-shares with Qantas Airways on the Australia-Fiji route. Other airline partners include Air New Zealand, Air Vanuatu, Cathay Pacific and more. Within Fiji, Air Paciﬁc operates Paciﬁc Sun on domestic services connecting you to the islands of Northern Fiji and beyond. Vacations to Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Cook Islands and more. PacificIslands.com, your South Pacific vacation specialist. Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Fiji and More!

A romantic vacation in Tahiti, an adrenaline pumping trip to New Zealand, a quick getaway to Hawaii, an all-inclusive Fiji vacation, a honeymoon in Bora Bora or an ultimate tour of Australiaï¿½ Whatever tickles your fancy ï¿½ youï¿½ve come to the right place. With many popular travel destinations, PacificIslands.com is your one-stop solution for a vacation in the South Pacific. Combining extensive knowledge of the destinations and close relationships with our airline partners, resorts and inbound tour-operators we are able to provide our clients with the widest possible selection of travel products, highly competitive prices and personalized service every step of the way. On our website you can find extensive travel information and useful travel tips for each of the 10 destinations we feature ï¿½ Tahiti , Fiji , Australia , New Zealand , Hawaii , Cook Islands . Contact us for a customized quote or browse our selection of the popular itineraries and vacation packages. Feel like creating your own vacation? We can help. Checkï¿½out promotional airfares to Sydney and Auckland. Find the best hotel deals in Fiji and Hawaii, and book your accommodation with the click of a button. Have a question?

Chat with our destination experts, pick up a few ideas and get all your questions answered. Whether youï¿½re planning a honeymoon in Tahiti, a family vacation in Fiji or an exotic adventure in Vanuatu, our team of experienced destination specialists is at your disposal to help you design your dream vacation -- exciting, memorable, and uniquely yours! Profile on Fiji Airways | CAPA - Centre for Aviation Outlook: Domestic Australia airline capacity truce; NZ prepares for new entry on regional routes 30-Sep-2015 10:37 AM Reducing capacity in Australia is less a strategic decision than it is overdue common sense. Qantas and Virgin Australia appear finally to have settled into a more stable capacity approach, with growth largely a pivot of capacity away from Western Australia and back into the east coast as the commodities slowdown hits demand. A taste of profit for both carriers should head off the temptation for further scuffles. With Australia more or less stable and international now back into expansion mode, the Qantas Group now looks set to take on Air New Zealand's domestic market with the expansion of Jetstar into regional services.

While using idle assets to make a play at Air New Zealand’s monopoly, the move is likely to trigger an animated response – indeed, promotional fares have already been matched by the Kiwi incumbent and Air New Zealand is questioning the competition law implications. Fiji Airways continues its quiet expansion in the South Pacific in the meantime while also looking to broaden its long haul markets into emerging inbound tourism markets such as China, Japan and Singapore. But the carrier is about to welcome its third CEO in three years and the shift back into expansion will require a steady hand to maintain the ruthless cost focus employed by previous CEO Stefan Pichler and prior, Dave Pflieger. Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia seek re-authorisation for US-Australia JV despite low growth 21-Jan-2015 10:31 AM Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia are seeking re-authorisation for 10 years from Australian regulators for their joint venture. The US DoT initially took longer to approve the alliance but gave indefinite approval. Virgin continues to need Delta as a partner more than Delta needs Virgin, owing to the numerous connections from US gateways Virgin needs access to.

The two will account for 25% of 2015's seat capacity compared to a much larger 56% for Qantas, with the remaining 19% held by United. There have been limited developments from the smaller carriers, and Delta and Virgin have offered little growth. Nor in their application do they suggest further growth is on the horizon. Virgin Australia is short on long-haul aircraft and anyway is focused on its core domestic market. Delta has a much larger globe to tend to. United has made incremental changes while Qantas has grown the most. Given market dynamics, there is little prospect for a new entrant. Fiji Airways plans modest growth and focus on local market as profitability continues to improve 9-Sep-2014 11:13 AM Fiji Airways is planning modest growth over the next five years as it focuses on further improving its profitability. The flag carrier has been profitable for four consecutive years and recorded a record half year profit in 1H2014 but CEO Stefan Pichler sees potential for even higher margins. Mr Pichler just completed his first year at Fiji Airways and has been concentrating on improving the group’s management structure and customer service.

He also has implemented a new five-year business plan that focuses on sustained profitability with an average growth of only 3.5% per annum. Fiji Airways, which was known as Air Pacific until mid-2013, has benefited from widebody fleet renewal following the delivery of three A330-200s in 2013. In 2014 it has turned its attention to renewing the fleet at recently rebranded turboprop operation Fiji Link. Fiji Airways' new MD Stefan Pichler sets his sights on the next five years for the rebranded airline 19-Sep-2013 1:26 PM Fiji Airways' new MD Stefan Pichler has begun work on the development of a five-year strategic plan which will build on the airline’s new branding and structure and seek to increase connectivity through codeshare and interline agreements to grow Fiji’s tourism industry.

With the transition from Air Pacific to Fiji Airways almost complete and the last of three A330-200s due to arrive in Nov-2013, management attention has turned to the domestic and regional Pacific Island subsidiary Pacific Sun which has also completed a restructuring over the past three years and is likely to receive a fleet upgrade to accommodate expected market growth. Mr Pichler said in his first week in the job that Fiji Airways is in a pivotal period of growth and change. “The combination of a strong brand, new fleet of A330-200s and refurbished Boeing 737s, as well as improved schedules and services opens up an exciting new chapter for the airline”. Air NZ enjoys a monopoly on the Pacific, but potential competitors are circling 5-Jul-2013 12:06 PM Air New Zealand has enjoyed a monopoly on the New Zealand to North American route since Qantas pulled out of the Auckland-Los Angeles route in May-2012 (which originated in Sydney). Since then Air NZ has increased capacity, in part to fill the void left by Qantas, but also in response to the strong growth in United States visitors to New Zealand and the recovering US economy.

A growing market with a single player would normally be expected to quickly attract a competitor, and to the extent that Hawaiian Airlines began flying between Honolulu and Auckland in Mar-2013, that has happened. Part of Hawaiian Airlines’ proposition is that Honolulu can serve as an alternative and less stressful transit point to its US destinations beyond the more congested west coast gateways of Los Angeles and San Francisco. There is speculation that Qantas' oneworld partner American Airlines is considering establishing a direct Los Angeles-Auckland service within the next two years. American is reconfiguring its 777-200ER fleet with higher density two class capacity which could be suitable for a route that is dominated by leisure travellers.

Question: 'Air Pacific' is the national airline of which Pacific island country?
Answer: FIJI